educating children What do the children say?Robert Oscar Lopez | 12 May 2013 |tags: same-sex marriage, same-sex parentingThe children of same-sex couples normally love the people who raised them. But many of them still have reservations about same-sex marriage.  Get out your stripey socksMary O'Neill Le Rumeur | 20 March 2013 |tags: bioethics, Down syndrome... and celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. It's time to explode the myths and fears that surround this condition.  The least of theseAnthony Esolen | 19 February 2013 |tags: Boy Scouts, childhood, homosexualityOur government has failed to admit that its own selfishness is the root of many societal problems it has tried to address.  Christopher Dorner LAPD, all-American heroIzzy Kalman | 14 February 2013 |tags: bullying, Christopher DornerWhat turned an anti-bullying crusader into a murderous avenger?  Family structure: it’s an education in itselfAndrea Mrozek | 24 January 2013 |tags: education of children, family structure, marriageAn international report finds a clear educational advantage in developed countries for children living with two parents.  Safety in social media comes down to lifestylesReynaldo Rivera | 08 January 2013 |tags: cyber-bullying, social networking, valuesThe quality of family relationships is a key to safety on social networking sites, according to new research from Europe.  “These tragedies must end”Michael Cook | 18 December 2012 |tags: Barack Obama, divorce, gun control, rampage shootingWhy are so many rampage killers the sons of divorce?  Should 16-year-olds be able to vote?Shawn Murphy | 02 November 2012 |tags: democracy, franchise, Scotland, teenagersScotland's 16 and 17-year-olds will be casting their votes in a referendum on independence. Why not elsewhere?  Donner and Blitzen! Where’s my pipe?Harley J. Sims | 08 October 2012 |tags: censorship, literature, smokingA publisher bowdlerises familiar verses to produce a non-smoking Santa for the edification of children.  A geek lesson about sensitivityHarley J. Sims | 20 September 2012 |tags: censorship, gender, language, raceIf the language sensitivity police are right, one of the most expressive words of the tech revolution should be banned.  Bravo for the Boy Scouts; boo for the Washington PostRobert R. Reilly | 24 July 2012 |tags: Boy Scouts, homosexualityThe Boy Scouts of America have banned open homosexuals from being scouts and leaders. Not everyone is happy with the decision.  Is our obsession with bullying limiting freedom of speech?Izzy Kalman | 16 July 2012 |tags: bullying, freedom of speechIf every offensive remark is called bullying, we begin to surrender the right to express even legitimate opinions.  Using time well in a networked worldKevin de Souza | 17 May 2012 |tags: family time, silence, social networkingWhile everyone may be getting a smartphone, not all are getting smarter.  Ottawa’s award-winning way of killing off childhoodMichael Coren | 14 May 2012 |tags: Canada, childhood, sexual educationA tell-all exhibition in a national museum normalizes sexual experimentation for kids -- with government funding.  Two cheers for HollywoodAlistair Nicholas | 17 April 2012 |tags: corporate responsibility, Hollywood, parental respsonsibilityIt will take more than Blood Diamond or Green Carpet Awards to show that the film industry is serious about corporate responsibility.  A musical path out of povertyCarolyn Moynihan | 09 March 2012 |tags: El Sistema, music, povertyA visionary Venezuelan programme for social development is catching on around the world.  Why bullycide is on the increaseIzzy Kalman | 02 March 2012 |tags: bullying, resilience, suicideBullying-related suicide will not decrease as long as we glorify the victims with magazine covers and laws in their name.  Values for lifeLouise Kirk | 29 February 2012 |tags: character education, sex educationMost sex education fails because it does not prepare children for life. A successful values programme is changing all that.  Bullying: governments can diagnose, but they can’t curePeter Jon Mitchell | 24 February 2012 |tags: bullying, CanadaThe Ontario government has vastly over-estimated its ability to solve problems like school bullying. Don't families have a role in this?  Canada’s intransigent secularistsRebekah Hebbert | 23 February 2012 |tags: Canada, education, religious freedomIf Canadian parents are forced to send their children to objectionable classes, should it be a surprise if some of them secede from the school system?  Pink LegoRebekah Hebbert | 08 February 2012 |tags: childhood, feminism, playWhy are feminists throwing their toys out of the cot over a victory for girl power?  Beating the competitionCarolyn Moynihan | 03 February 2012 |tags: education crisis, family structure, US economyBusiness leaders are blaming the education system for the loss of jobs offshore. But aren’t they forgetting that other institution that turns out good workers? Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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